A new national survey suggests most Canadians want tighter limits on foreign investment in the country’s critical resources, even if that slows down major development projects.

Data released this week by the Angus Reid Institute shows three-in-five respondents (59%) believe the larger risk to Canada’s economy is “losing sovereignty” over resources such as oil and gas, nickel, copper and other key minerals. Fewer than one-in-three (29%) said the bigger concern is missing out on jobs and growth due to a lack of outside capital.

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The findings arrive as Ottawa continues to review a proposed takeover of Teck Resources by U.K.-based Anglo American. The federal government has asked the companies to base their combined operations in Canada and fall under Canadian regulatory au

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